Are You Coachable? Six Identifying Characteristics

When we are new to Multi-Level Marketing/Network Marketing the need to find a good coach/mentor will quickly become apparent. Most definitely, we want to choose carefully who we align ourselves with. We will need an exceptionally successful mentor/business coach who possesses similar values as our own. Our success in MLM is highly contingent upon our ability to choose this individual wisely. Most likely they will become someone you wish emulate and eventually become extremely close with. Once we have found an accomplished mentor it becomes imperative that we consistently remain coachable.

We Must Have - A “Soul Fire” to Be Coachable
This is a prerequisite before moving forward with your coaching. A “soul fire” is deep heart felt desire. It’s a driving need that has become imbedded with in ones own heart. It’s a feeling we must act upon, a constant ache in our heart that demands our attention. It’s a sincere longing to learn and to grow in certain areas of life so that we may better serve our purpose.

Willingness to Be Respectful
Another important characteristic needed is a willingness to be respectful. We must willingly respect our mentors time, energy, generosity and wisdom. The best mentors in this industry are short on time (even though they may not make this known to us) we should use the time we spend with them wisely. The amount of energy they are graciously pouring out in order to help us become successful is also worthy of our deep appreciation. If we are not willing to enter a relationship of mutual respect with our mentor, the collaboration has no chance of becoming beneficial to either person. We may as well seek an alternative method of assistance.

Willingness to Listen to New Concepts and Ideas
One of the fastest ways to frustrate our mentor is to already know it all. If we cannot empty ourselves of our preconceived habits and patterns and fears (...oh my), we will not be able to fully absorb the benefits of mentorship. Almost always we will be asked to readjust our mindset; this is the beginning of new growth. Multilevel marketing is not the same as traditional business; it requires us to continually grow as a person and to consider new ideas and approaches. Remembering that we have carefully chosen our mentors, we must be willing to trust their guidance with self improvement techniques and to implement some of their wisdom into our own lives. Many times the steps to growth will feel uncomfortable. Take them anyways.

Become a Note Taker
If a successful mentor is giving of their time we ought to be constantly taking notes. There is a quote I hear often in this business that says … “Grab a pen and take some notes. We don’t want to leave our futures up to our memory”. The best way to do this is to keep a journal. So each time we are: a) speaking to our mentor, b) taking in recommended training materials, or c) on a team training call, we need to get out our journals and write down the thoughts that touch our hearts along with any action steps required.

Willingness to Take Action
This sounds like an easy one but can be a major struggle. Fear sometimes can get the best of us when we are asked to do something new. We must make every effort to continue to move forward. Don’t wait for the fear to leave. If you have to, move with the fear and continue moving, eventually the unknown becomes the known and the fear moves on. Talk to your mentor. Share your feelings and fears. It’s almost a guarantee that they have an entire reservoir of their own similar experiences to share with you to help you through. You are not alone in any aspect of this business if you have a true mentor and you are willing to remain coachable.

Always Be Appreciative
Gratitude towards our mentors should absolutely come naturally. The many concepts and skills our mentors are showing us and teaching us will most assuredly change our lives. We will never be able to pay them back, except by being extremely grateful and appreciative. In addition, someday when we have become victorious in our new business adventures, it is important that we become the mentors. Mentoring must be paid forward. It is in being effectively mentored and then by efficiently mentoring another, that MLM affords us the opportunity to become successful. It is a mentors desire to see their apprentice become more successful than they themselves have become.

Summary

Network marketing is about duplication, and teamwork. To be successful we need to become effective coaches and mentors. Before we can become an effective teacher and leader we must become an effective learner. To succeed in this business we must first become coachable.

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